BMW confirmed the i8 Roadster for 2018, plans to double the the i3's battery capacity for 2017 and announced plans to dominate the autonomous scene as well. They will also keep on working on hydrogen cars, while after 2020, we are getting a new electric model called the iNEXT—plus a bigger X7 SUV, finally.

Following my rant on why it's taken so long for BMW to make an X7 SUV, various outlets have reported that the company's announcement next week about its South Carolina plant will include a big new crossover.